PRESS RELEASE TTTROPICAL IIISLANDS ––– EEEUROPE '''S LARGEST TROPICAL HHOLIDAYOLIDAY WORLD
Company profile ––– facts and figures
The concept: The tropical holiday paradise is not a long flight away, but is situated directly in Europe. Tropical Islands ––– Europe's largest tropical holiday world is located in Brandenburg on the A 13 motorway between Berlin and Dresden.
The investors, the management, the resort, the history
Names - Tanjong public limited company (a company listed on the stock exchanges in Kuala Lumpur and London with headquarters in Malaysia) - Au Leisure Investments Pte Ltd. (from Singapore)
The Management - Ole Bested Hensing - Has guided the fate of Tropical Islands since 01 November 2005, as the Managing Director of Tropical Island Management GmbH - As the sole Managing Director, Ole Bested Hensing reports directly to the Supervisory Board, whose members are Gerard NTN Nathan, Group Chief Financial Officer of Tanjong PLC; Shirene Lee, General Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs of Tanjong PLC, Joachim Hagemann, Managing Director of Tropical Islands Holding GmbH and William James Buchan. - He is responsible for the day-to-day business, the strategic orientation and the comprehensive marketing planning.
The Tropical Islands Resort - The objective: The plan is for Tropical Islands to become Europe's leading holiday resort - Together with the nearby Spreewald region, the Tropical Islands Resort is positioning itself as a Europe-wide holiday destination - It aims to provide a large range of recreation, health and relaxation facilities and services, above all for holidaymakers on a short break and for families. - In November 2009 work began on the construction of the first holiday homes at Tropical Islands. The investor is the German- Danish PLANET Group. Rental of the holiday homes will be organized by NOVASOL, Germany's biggest agents offering holiday accommodation.
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The history - Hall built in 2000 as an airship building yard - 2003: the Malaysian consortium Tanjong PLC/Colin Au purchased the site - 19.12.2004: Opening of Tropical Islands - Since 2004: Development of Tropical Islands, extension of the offer
Tropical Islands ––– at home in the largest selfself----supportingsupporting hall in the world
66,000 m² floor area 5 mln m³ enclosed space 360 m length 210 m width 107 m height 20,000 m² translucent film on the south side of the hall approx. 50,000 plants 600 different plant species 6,000 people can be in the dome at any one time
The climate in Tropical Islands
26 °C air temperature 40 – 60 % humidity 28 °C water temperature of the South Seas 32 °C water temperature of the Bali Lagoon
The main attractiattractionsons
Tropical World - Bali Lagoon with grotto and waterfall, current channel, whirlpools and water slides - Tropical Sea with children's paddling area, sandy beach and islands - Worldwide largest indoor rainforest - Tropino children's club - Highest water slide in Germany - Mini-golf course - Great views with the Island Ballooning - Tropical village with original huts from different countries in the tropical belt - Shopping boulevard - Rainforest camp - Lodges in various locations
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Tropical SSSaunaSauna & SSSpaSpa CCComplexComplex - The Elephanta Temple - Waiotapu jacuzzi - The Asia House - The Tropical Islands Fitness Club - The Angkor Wat Temple - The Jungle Village - The Alcantara Canyon - Tandoori restaurant in the Sea Shell beach café - Rainforest camp
Water fun in the Tropical Sea and Bali Lagoon approx. 6,000 m³ water in the Tropical Sea and Lagoon 1.35 m water depth
The Tropical Sea 3,000 m² surface area with integrated toddlers' pool with children's slides, water play tables, tilting buckets, waterfall and fountains 250 m² surface area toddlers' pool 40 cm maximum water depth in the toddlers' pool 860 m³ sand for the Tropical Sea beach 2,000 m² area of the canvas screen behind the Tropical Sea 1 Tropical Sea stage with houses 2 beach bars: Aloha and Kaikala Up to 2,500 seats along the Tropical Sea
Bali Lagoon 1,200 m² surface area of the Bali Lagoon 400 deckchairs and sun loungers made of teak 2 whirlpools 2 Jacuzzis 2 water slides 1 current channel
Discover the largest indoor rainforest worldwide
10,000 m² area 50,000 plants 600 plant species 30,000 m³ plant soil, a mixture for all plants with different fertilisers and special additives 1 km path through the rainforest with resting places and lookout points, bridges, a waterfall and a mangrove swamp 2.20 m width of the footpath
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Tropino children's club ––– fun for large and small
4,000 m² area of the children's playing world with giant climbing frame, power paddler boat pool, cart track, ball arena and trampoline facility 8 levels for crawling, climbing and making one's way hand over hand. The interactive ball arena and the largest softball shooting facility in Germany are reached across two bridges. 1,000 softballs for shooting into the ball volcano 300 balls in the ball shower 1 multi-sports arena for ball games, aerobics, theatre, trampolining 1 volcanic climbing mountain with slide 1 boat pool with ten unsinkable "power paddler" paddle wheel boats 1 kart track 3.50 EUR surcharge for unlimited playing period
Germany's highest water slide tower ––– a sensation for all age groups
27 m height 4 slides 110 steps 21 m wide wavy slide made of stainless steel for 700 people/h. 112 m crazy river enclosed tubular slide made of stainless steel for 350 - 500 people/h. 149 m large water slide made of stainless steel for 350 people/h. 76 m power turbo slide - unique in Germany - for 120 people/h. 70 km/h maximum speed on the power turbo slide 3 EUR surcharge for unlimited fun on the slides
The Tropical Village
4 original, typical buildings from Thailand, Borneo, Polynesia (Samoa) and Bali with bars, restaurants and the tropical barbeque 1 original Bali Gate, the entrance portal to the Tropical Village 1 Wayang stage (daytime show) 508 seats in front of the Wayang stage 368 seats in the Thai house, the Jabarimba restaurant 140 seats in the Bali pavilion, the Latiki crêperie and fruit bar 60 seats on the 1st floor of the Borneo Longhouse, in the Lagoon Bar
The TTTropicalTropical SSSaunaSauna & SSSpaSpa CCComplexComplex
10,000 m² total area 6 different sauna attractions 1 precious stone steam bath in the Elefanta Temple for 33 people 8 jacuzzi foot basins with foot reflexology massage Page 4 of 5 PRESS RELEASE TTTROPICAL IIISLANDS ––– EEEUROPE '''S LARGEST TROPICAL HHOLIDAYOLIDAY WORLD
3 jacuzzi with a water temperature of 38 °C in the Waiotapu whirlpool landscape 2 meditation rooms in the Asia House 1 stone sauna with various experience showers in the Angkor Wat Temple for 22 people 5 jungle huts in the Jungle Village with a tree sauna for 20 people, a blossom steam bath for 15 people, a herb sweat lodge for 20 people and an ice spring 1 fitness club, featuring up-to-date equipment (cardio and power) 4 solaria 4 massage benches 1 Fuller's earth bath, a salt grotto and rock showers in the Alcantara Canyon from Sicily 115 seats in the Sea Shell beach café with mild Indian Tandoori dishes
The Tropical Islands camping site
60,000 m² total area 91 pitches 71 standard pitches 20 comfort pitches 5,000 m² total tent site area 137 tent-tepees 20 wood-tepees
If you have any questions, please contact:
Tropical Islands Press office Tel.: +49 (0)35477 – 60 50 40 Fax: +49 (0)35477 – 60 80 80 eMail: [email protected] www.tropical-islands.de
Dated: January 2010
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